Salt-pouring spout



Aug. 7 1923. I 1,464.073

J. F. HARRINGTON SALT POUR ING SPOUT Filed June 50 1921 .1 KME/Q/NGTQWN Aug... 7,

, inertia JOIiEilihFPlRAl-HGIS HARRINGTON, OF HUTCHINSUN, KANSAS, ASSIGNORTO'HUTGHINEQ'H CASE FILLER-COMPAHY, 01 HUTGHINSON, KANSAS SALT-FOURIING SEQU'I.

Application filed June 30, 1921.. Serial H0. 431,6135.

To tellwizotm't may concern:

Be it known that J HN FRANCIS E RRING son, a citizen ofthe UnitedStates, residing at Hutchinson, in the county of Reno and Stateof Kansas, has invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Salt-Pouring spouts, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to dispensing liaclr ages and more particularly to an improvement in pouring spouts for salt containers and the iike.

. One of the objects of the invention isvto provide va simple and practical pouring spoutthat may be readily brought into position to facilitate thepouring of the contents of the container in a simple and efiective manner without waste, and which may be folded to an out-of-the-way positionto provide a cover for closing the discharge orificeofrthecontainer when desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide adequate means for holding ,the spout in position. It frequently happens that the pouring spout must he opened and closed many times before the contents of the container are consumed, and many pouring spouts fail to withstand such frequent Inanipulation, andthus become damaged or deranged to the point of being ineffective, and in some instances pull away entirely from the cap of the container. Accordingly, the present invcntionhas in view a novel pouring spout having improved anchoring onsecilringr means for maintaining the spoutin place.

With the above and other objectsin view which will more readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood,

the same consistsin the novel construction, combination, and rrangement of partshcreinafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying d rawings, in which z- Figure 1 is a plan view of the cap of a container showing the improved pouring spout applied thereto and arranged in its closed position;

Figure 52 is a perspective view of the top of a container showing the pouring spout in open position;

Figure 3 is a vertical cross sectional view token on the line 3-3 of Figure l; and

Figure 4 is a plan view of the blank from which the pouring spout is formed by folcling aiongthe scorelines indicated.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

in carrying the present invention into effect, any suitable and available nonecorroding material maybe used in the formation of the blank from which the pouring spent is formed, as for example, sheet metal, paper, or composition material such as paper and fabric. Asshown in Figure l the'pouring spout blank A preferably consistsof a semi-circular body B provided atone end of its diameter with an offset stop lug or check projection C, while theopposite end portion is formed with a relatively large securing tab or tongue D.

For the purposeof facilitating the bending ofthe blank into proper shape to form the spout, the bodyB maybe provided with the score lines, 00 and ydisposed at right angles to each other, and also the obliquely disposed score line 2 near one endof the securing tab portion D. The portion of the securing tab between the scorelinez and the end or thetab is intended to constitute an anchoring foot to assist in holding the spout to the cap. This anchoring foot constitutes one of the novel and distinctive features of the present invention as will presently appear. T

l llhen the body '3 of the blankis folded along the score line at, the oppositehalves of the body may be folded toward each other, and thereby provide the angular troughed pouring spout 1, clearly shown in Figure 2 of the drawings. The securing portion B may then bebent along the score line 3 to provide a hinge line forthepouring spout, thereby enabling the pouring spent 1 to befitted to the cap 2 ofthe cont ainer in such a manner that the spout may project through the substantially ii-shaped slot in the cap, while the securing member D may be glued or otherwise afixed to the inner face of the cap, and at one side of the discharge orifice at.

When the securing tab D is connected with thecap E2 of the container by the adhesive above referred to or its equivalent, the so curing member is so arranged that the an choring foot portion E thereof extends to and along" the inside of the rim 5 of the cap lid-ti to thereby contact with the inner face of the rim in such a manner that when the cap is applied to the body 6 of the container, the anchoring foot E will be clamped between the upper edge? of the body of the container and the rim 5 of the cap. Usually the cap 2 is united with the body of the-container by suitable adhesive so that in addi tion to the securing of the spout to the cap through the medium of the member D, the said spout is held in position by the anchor ing foot E being clamped between the upper edge of the wall of the body of the container andthe rim of thecap. ,Thus, a positive and effective anchor is provided for the spout, the same performing its holding function even where the adhesive applied to the face of the member D contacting with the cap becomes loosened through the presence of un due moisture or other conditions;

When the pouring spout is in service po sition as shown in Figure 2, the check projection will prevent th'espout from swinging out too far, that is out of the slot 3, and wlienthe pouringspout is not in use, the

.wall 1? of the spout which carries the check pro ection w ll serve as a guide to cause the wall 1" of the trough to properly seat over the discharge orifice 4', thereby providing an effective closure therefor.

1 From the foregoing it is thought that the features and advantages'oi the. invention will be readily apparent without further descope of the appended claims.

I claim:

7 1. A pouringspout construction including 7 in combination with the container and its cap a spout body adapted to be carried by clamped between thecap' adjacent said-discharge orifice, and

having anchoring means adapted tofbe the cap and body of the container.

2. A pouring spout construction includspout body operating adj acent said discharge orifice'and having an anchoring extension including a portion adapted to be clamped between the upper edge or" the wall of the body of the container and the interior rim of the cap for the container.

3, A pouring spout for containers including in combination with the container body and a dispensing cap therefor, aspout body interior securing'means carried by the spout and consisting of a relatively wide portion adapted to parallel the inner face of the cap,'and an angularly disposedtip portion adapted to be anchored between the upper edge of the body of the container and the inner face of the rim of the cap.

l. A pouring spout for containers formed from a blanlrconsisting of a body of substantially semi-circular formation and foldable on an interinediate line to produce an angular spout portion, said body being provided at one corner with an offset stop projection while the opposite corner is formed with an integral securing tab of extended area, and the end oflsaidtab being provided with a fold line for forming an anchoring foot;

5. A pouring spout for containers including in combination with the container and cap therefor having an opening; a spout proper consisting of a pair of convergently related wings operating in slots'adjacent the opening, a stop projection. carried by one of said wings and lying in the plane of said wing at the inside of the cover, a securing tab of relatively extended area integral with the other wing and adapted to be secured to the inner face of the cover to firmly anchor the spout for hinging on a line between the wing and the tab, and an angular anchoring 'foot carried by the end ofthe tab and adapted to be clampedbetween the body and rim ofithe cover. c v

i In testimony whereofI hereunto afiixcmy signature in the presence of two witnesses. JOHN FRANCIS ARRINGTON;

' Witnesses; i5

A. J. CAREY,

ESTHER OLENDENEN. 

